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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Snackable: {Gluten Free} Pie Pops + Valentine's Class Treat Idea!

A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to find an adorable Pie Pop maker on clearance at Target. So, last week we finally broke it out and started experimenting making Gluten Free, Egg Free, & Nut Free dough. My friends, we have a winner!

For a baked version of the pie pops, check out our recipe/ post on MOMables.com.

Keep reading to also see how you can make these delicious pie pops into an adorable Valentine's Day Class Treat for School, thanks to LunchBox Love Notes.

The recipe is so simple, and much like with our Whoope Pie maker, these little machines make cooking {Allergy Friendly} treats so quick & easy.

The greatest thing about these pie pops? You can pick your filling. The crust has just a bit of sweetness, which Little Miss said reminded her of a 'pop tart', since we made ours with Strawberry jam filling. The possibilities are endless: Apricot, SunButter, Raspberry, Chocolate, Apple... Whatever drifts ya snowflake! ;)

You can even cook them without adding the sticks, to just have adorably yummy bite size pies to pop in your mouth!

This recipe will yield 16-18 pie pops with this maker.

Ingredients for Dough:

1.5 cups of gluten free flour + extra for rolling dough

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of xantham gum (optional)

1/2 teapsoon of vanilla

1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

2 Tablespoons of sugar

1 stick of butter (regular or non-dairy, I've used both, just make sure they're cold) cut up into 1/4" cubes

Simple. Taking treat wrappers, we placed each pop into the bag and trimmed off the end so the stick was still accessible.

You could also use ziplock bags or plastic wrap to achieve the same look! We then tied with a pink ribbon to create the adorable treat.

Before that final loop of the ribbon, we used our Lunchbox Love Notes Valentine's Cards to create these personalized treats for school that everyone in Little Miss' class will be sure to enjoy for Valentine's Day!

No, they won't be getting two week old pops (lol) we're making more! Little Miss happily devoured all of these... okay, I did too! :)

A fun {Allergy Friendly} Gluten, Egg, & Nut Free treat for your entire family or the kiddos at school. I know my Little Miss is excited to surprise her friends with something different and special.

Don't have a Pie Pop Maker? Want to try BAKING them in the oven, instead??

Check out our post over at MOMables and I'll show you how! {Click HEREto view}

Oh you are just painfully adorable! You are just brilliant. Why can't you be my neighbor? Oh wait, we don't have a football team in Reno! That's why. Okay, side question: do you use photoshop? I need help with my photos. Suggestions?

It should be okay w/o the gum, and many GF flour blends already contain it. The one we use does not. The butter (I've done so successfully with both dairy free Earth Balance brand and regular) is what helps give the pie crust that flaky texture. I've not tried with coconut oil before BUT from my understanding, if you use it, try it in soft-solid form so that it can be cut into the flour like the butter would be.